Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 15 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 15 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska on Sun, Jan 28, 2018, 3:06 AM AKST (12:06 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 6 km NNW of Houston, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Sun, Jan 28, 2018, 3:06 AM AKST
UTC: 2018-01-28 12:06:05 UTC
Depth: 9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 61.143° N, 150.132° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used: 38

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast15 kmWSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 183 in the 60 days after this one and 121 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 183.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0181ai87ss (also filed as ak18218083). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 11:40 AM UTC.